Sola Ayew: Dede’s time to be Africa’s best

Andre Ayew’s uncle, Sola Ayew is rooting for the Olympique

Marseille forward to be crowned GLO-CAF African footballer of the year after

the final five shortlist was unveiled in Accra on Friday.

CAF Executive Committee Member and Ghana Football

Association President, Kwesi Nyantakti unveiled Ayew along with last year’s

winner, Yaya Toure, 2-time winner Didier Drogba, Senegal hitman Demba Ba and

new Barcelona recruit Alexandre Song as the last five standing.

This was after an initial 10-man shortlist was whittled down

following voting by national team captains and coaches of CAF member countries.

For the second straight year, the son of former winner,

Abedi Pele is the only Ghanaian to make it thus far in the awards which also

for the second straight year, returns to Accra on December 20.

And Sola is backing the 22 year old crowned BBC winner of

the same award last year, to brave the odds and become the first Ghanaian to

win the award since his father two decades ago.

“It’s a matter of people making their choice and people like

us think it’s his time but someone may think otherwise. For me, I think it’s

time for them to give Andre the award,” Sola told 90 MINUTES.

The former Hearts of Oak player added: “I spoke to one or

two people and they thought the Ivory Coast guys are favourites but if you ask

me I will say Dede deserves it. They have to give it to him to encourage young

African players doing well like him.”

The annual award sponsored by communications giants, Glo for

the past eight years returns to the Banquet Hall of State House in Accra, the

same venue of last year’s awards ceremony and unprecedented 4th time

overall in the Ghanaian capital.